The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes
| The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes | |
|---|---|
UFA | |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date | 15 July 1937 |
Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (German: Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war) is a 1937 German mystery comedy film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Albers, Heinz Rühmann and Marieluise Claudius.
The film's sets were designed by the
Babelsberg Studios in Berlin
.
Plot
Detective Morris Flynn (
Dr Watson
, investigate two attractive sisters, Mary and Jane Berry, and the theft and forgery of valuable postage stamps.
Reception
Lexikon des Internationalen Films calls it a swinging, lively comedy. Albers and Rühmann have been two longtime major stars of German cinema and are still known for the main song in this movie, Jawoll, meine Herr'n.
Release
The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes was released on DVD on 24 March 2009.[1]
Cast
- Hans Albers as Morris Flint
- Heinz Rühmann as Macky McPherson
- Marieluise Claudius as Mary Berry
- Hansi Knoteck as Jane Berry
- Hilde Weissner as Madame Ganymare
- Günther Ballier as Kriminalbeamter
- Paul Bildt as Lachender Mann
- Erich Dunskus as Chef der Kriminalpolizei
- Angelo Ferrari as Gangster Fred im Expresszug
- Lothar Geist as Erwin Wutzke
- Aribert Grimmer as Kriminalbeamter
- Harry Hardt as Freds Kumpel Billy
- Clemens Hasse as Ganove Peter
- Edwin Jürgensen as Prosecutor
- Hans Junkermann as Exzellenz Vangon
- Ernst Legal as Dieter Jean
- Paul Schwed as Der lange Poll
- F.W. Schröder-Schromas Polizeidirektor
- Willi Schur as Bahnbeamter
- Théo Tony as Kriminalbeamter
- Ernst Waldow as Hoteldetektiv
- Erich Walter as Hoteldirektor
- Heinz Wemper as Verwalter des Lombard-Hauses
- Walter Werner as Dr. Balderin
References
- Allmovie. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
Bibliography
- ISBN 3-426-00730-4
- Michael Ross (Hrsg.): Sherlock Holmes in Film und Fernsehen. Ein Handbuch. Baskerville Bücher, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-930932-03-2
